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t. e. Provinces ( Chinese: 省; pinyin: Shěng) are the most numerous type of province-level divisions in the People's Republic of China (PRC). There are currently 22 provinces administered by the PRC and one province that is claimed, but not administered, which is Taiwan, currently administered by the Republic of China (ROC).
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- Qinghai. Area: 278,457 square miles (721,200 square kilometers) Capital: Xining. The name of the province comes from Qinghai Hu or Koko Nor (blue lake), which sits about 10,500 feet (3,200 meters) above sea level.
- Sichuan. Area: 187,260 square miles (485,000 square kilometers) Capital: Chengdu. The enormous 2008 earthquake killed some 90,000 people in the mountainous region, and wiped out entire towns.
- Gansu. Area: 175,406 square miles (454,300 square kilometers) Capital: Lanzhou. The Gansu Province includes some dramatic arid landscapes, including mountains, sand dunes, striped colorful rock formations, and a portion of the Gobi Desert.
- Heilongjiang. Area: 175,290 square miles (454,000 square kilometers) Capital: Harbin. Heilongjiang Province is prone to severe winters that last from five to eight months, with only 100 to 140 frost-free days per year and four months with temperatures higher than 50 F. Nonetheless, some crops, such as sugar beets and grains, do grow there.
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Nov 16, 2023 · China Provinces and Capitals Map. 1350x1022px / 323 Kb. Administrative map of China. 3047x2429px / 0.98 Mb. Large detailed topographic map of China. 7972x5208px / 21.1 Mb. China road map. 4752x3272px / 6.38 Mb. Large detailed tourist map of China. 5079x4159px / 8.81 Mb. China physical map. 930x771px / 272 Kb. China political map.
- 3,705,407 sq mi (9,596,961 sq km)
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Nov 16, 2023 · Click to see large. Description: This map shows governmental boundaries of countries; provinces, autonomous regions, direct-administered municipalities and special administrative regions in China. Size: 1200x908px / 242 Kb.
Apr 25, 2017 · Taiwan has an interesting background within the divisions of China and, like Hong Kong and Macau, China offered it a position as a special administrative region in 1981. The belief is that unifying Taiwan (whose real name is the Republic of China) with China (or the People’s Republic of China) would allow the People’s Republic of China to ...
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The map shows China and surrounding countries with international borders, the national capital Beijing, provinces, province-level autonomous regions, province capitals, special administrative regions (S.A.R.), and direct-administered municipalities of China, with names in English and Chinese.
Jun 26, 2019 · Maps of China's Mainland Provinces. China is the world's third largest country, after Russia and Canada. Its political geography is complicated. Encompassing 5 different administrative zones, China has 22 Provinces, 5 Autonomous Regions, 4 Municipalities, 2 Special Administrative Regions (SAR), and 1 Claimed Province.
